York School of Theology

Starts: Tuesday 27th May 2008 for 5 weeks at St Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green

Tutor: David Stephens

Cost: £25

This course will look at the preaching, witness and call of the three “major” (Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel) and twelve “minor” prophets.

We will cover the situation in which these prophets found themselves. How they conveyed God’s views about the conditions of individuals and countries, mistakes.

We will look at short and long term prophecies, fulfillment, the nature of prophecy.

We will see how what they said relates to the 21st century; to church, country and globe and prophecy in the church.

Starts: Tuesday 29th April 2008 for 6 weeks at St Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green

Tutor: Stephen Redman

Cost: £30

This course is ideal for those looking to step into leadership, or as a refreshing review for those already operating in some leadership position, be it in cells, alpha or some operational team in the church. The ethos of this course is strongly tied to a New Testament foundation, but the lessons of it are just as a appropriate in any sphere of life as they are in church. All sessions are ‘workshop style’. You will have the opportunity to take an active part in the learning experience.

Starts: Tuesday 26th February 2008 for 2 weeks at St Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green

Tutor: David Stephens

Cost: £10

This course will look at the NT teaching on what the cross meant for first century Christians and how its message remains today at the core of Christian witness. It will draw upon Old Testament predictions of the death of Jesus.

There will be a focus on what Jesus said about His death and how Paul and other NT writers understood the eternal work of Jesus on the cross. It will conclude with the powerful affirmations of Revelation.

Date: Tuesday 19th February 2008 at St Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green

Tutor: Stephen Redman

Cost: £5

In this session we will examine the role of servanthood in leadership, looking what this ‘looks like’ practically and try to reconcile a Christian world view with a contemporary paradigm of leadership.

Starts: 5th February 2008 for 2 weeks at St Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green

Tutor: Graham Hutchinson

Cost: £10

A chance for those who have just completed the First Steps to Preaching course to spend an extra 2 weeks practising their skills.

Starts: 15th January 2008 for 3 weeks at St Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green

Tutor: Graham Hutchinson

Cost: £15

Part 1. Development of your attitude both in preparation and before your audience. Including how to stand before your listeners, managing fear, eye contact, personal presentation, etc.

Part 2. Developing Your Delivery. Includes microphone technique, how to start and how to stop.

Part 3. Choosing And Preparing Your Preaching Topic. Includes constructing the sermon, assembling the material, structure. Plus notes and how to use them

In each session there will be time for discussion and practical exercises.

What the students say……..

‘It was great - practical, empowering and encouraging. Be encouraged.’ Roderick Crawford (First Steps in Preaching)

‘This is the perfect course for someone like me who is bursting with things to say but doesn’t have the practical skills with which to say them… I’ve now learnt how to make people hear me !’ Matthew Woodcock (First Steps in Preaching)

The Book of Revelation

Starts: Monday 17th November for 3 weeks at St. Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green.

Tutor: John Wilson

Costs: £15

Revelation - crystal ball or X ray?

A three week overview of the last book of the bible, looking at the different ways in which it is interpreted and how those interpretations shape our thinking about both the present and the future.

The Bible in Six Weeks

Starts: Tuesday 7th October for 6 weeks at St. Cuthbert’s Centre, Peasholme Green,

Tutor: Derek Wooldridge

Cost: £30

We all know about Adam and Eve, Noah, Moses, David and Goliath,
Daniel and those lions, Jesus’ death and resurrection, and Paul’s journeys,
but how do they all fit together and make sense as a whole? This course gives an overview of this amazing collection of books.

1. The life of Jesus - the Gospels
2. The Acts of the Apostles and their Letters
3. The Books of the Law: Genesis to Deuteronomy
4. Under the Judges and the first kings: Joshua - 2 Samuel and the Wisdom Literature
5. Kings and More Kings: 1 Kings - 2 Chronicles and the Prophets
6. Exile and Return: Ezra - Esther and the Later Prophets

What the students say……

‘It has encouraged me to dig deeper especially the Old Testament’ Martha Guenzel (The Bible in Six Weeks)

‘Derek’s 6-week Bible course is like the Lion Bible Handbook on Speed’ James Mason (The Bible in Six Weeks)

Starts: Spring 2009 for 14 weeks during the daytime. Contact us for details.

Tutor: Francis Scott

Cost: £90

If you didn’t do well at languages at school, don’t let that put you off having a go at New Testament Greek! This course, which has been completely re-written, has been trialled with non-linguists.

It is aimed at students who want to start reading and translating the Greek New Testament quickly. Learning Greek will open up the world of the New Testament revealing shades of meaning which are not obvious from Bible translations. Second, even a limited knowledge of Greek is a great help in using text books and commentaries.

Section 1 starts with an Introduction to Grammar.

Section 2 concentrates on Reading and Analysing the Greek of 1 John.

Section 3 provides plenty of Translation Exercises to practice what has been learned. At each stage the Exercises are designed for revision as well as for developing an understanding of new work.

Whilst the course provides grammatical commentary on the Greek texts relating to the vocabulary and grammar of 1 John in particular, it does not ignore those key grammatical forms found in the Greek New Testament as a whole. By the end of the course you should be able to begin to working through the Greek of another New Testament text.

Assignments: Students are required to complete five assignments to be sent to their tutor. Four are based on the grammar in section One and the final assignment, which carries 25% of the overall mark, is based on 1 John.

God and The World ( B1 )

Starts: Tuesday 19th February 2008 for 14 weeks

Tutor: David Stephens

Cost £90

This Unit deals with the questions of the meaning of life, and the place that we human beings have in the purposes of God. These are far-reaching questions, and it will seldom be possible to give clear-cut answers to many questions that arise. But the aim of the Unit is to explore the issues, to examine the biblical material which seems to offer some Christian answers, and to try to relate the insights gained to a number of current issues in the church and in society.

Section One: The World God Gave Us. This Section looks in detail at Genesis 1-13, and explores its wide-ranging exposition of the relationship between God and the world. Along the way it considers other ‘philosophies of life’ (or ‘world views’) in today’s world.
· Creation and the Sabbath Rest
· The Fall: A New Meaning to Labour
· Ways of Seeing the World
· The Flood: A New Relationship Between God and Humanity
· Abraham and the Blessing

Section Two: A New Humanity. This Section considers in some detail the nature of human beings as created in God’s image, the marring of that image through the Fall, and the restoration of that image by the Spirit of God bestowed on Christians.
· What Sort of Image?
· How the Fall Affects the Image
· Jesus, the New Image
· How the Spirit Renews Humanity
· Fulfilment and Final Glory

Section Three: Working Out God’s Purposes.
· Creative Management of God’s World
· Community
· Power and Justice
· Our Responsibility in Changing the World
· A Stronger Humanism?

Assignments: There are eight written assignments (totalling about 8000 words) to be submitted to the tutor.